48 Small Riding Horse - Horse of the Year Show Qualifier 2016. 49 Large Riding Horse - Horse of the Year Show Qualifier 2016. C50 Champion Prize - For the Best Exhibit

RIDING HORSES Horse of the Year Show Qualifiers Judges: Ride: Mrs R L Abba KENDAL Conformation: Mr P Crafts RETFORD Conditions: 1. Held under the rules of the British Show Horse Association. In Horse of the Year Show qualifiers, Horse of the Year Show rules take precedence. A copy of the Horse of the Year Show rulebook can be downloaded from www.hoys.co.uk. Horses must be registered with the Association and all Owners, Exhibitors and Riders must be Association members. Riders must be 15 years of age or older. Registration numbers must be quoted on the Entry Form. 2. Horses competing at the Horse of the Year Show and qualifying shows in The Hunter sections of The Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain classes at their Affiliated Shows cannot compete in Hack, Cobs and Riding Horse classes at the same show, on the same day and vice versa. This does not apply to SHB (GB) Ridden Sport Horse classes. Qualifiers: a) Classes 48 and 49 are qualifiers for Horse of the Year Show, 5th - 9th October 2016. The first prize winner will qualify to compete at the final. If already qualified the second will qualify, if the first and second are already qualified then the third will go forward and so forth to fifth place. Qualification will be verified by the Horse of the Year Show Office. In accordance with BSHA rules the annual BSHA Horse of the Year Show fee of £15 must have been paid to BSHA before the entry is made if the exhibitor wishes to qualify. The BSHA Horse of the Year Show fee cannot be paid in retrospect. This fee is not the Horse of the Year Show contribution, which goes to Grandstand Media Ltd. b) The three highest placed prize winners in all Open Affiliated classes will qualify to compete in the BSHA Classic Supreme Classes at the National Championship Show 2016. c) The BSHA offer a Novice, Young Rider and Amateur rosette in each Open class and a Champion rosette for this section (with the exception of Open Working Show Horse, Ladies Show Horse & HOYS Hunter classes). The Association will award a new Amateur Home Produced rosette in all Affiliated Open classes (with the with the exception of Open Working Show Horse, Ladies Show Horse and HOYS Hunter classes); the Cob rosettes have been kindly sponsored by TSG and the Hack, Maxi Cob & Riding Horse rosettes have been kindly sponsored by Mr & Mrs E McCourt. The awards will go down the line; there is no limit on how many of these rosettes can be claimed in a year. d) This Show is a Qualifier for THE BLUE CHIP & IRISH DRAUGHT HORSE SOCIETY (GB) £2,000 CHALLENGE. The highest placed horse (not already qualified) from each of the following classes 48 and 49 that is registered or eligible for registration on the Irish Draught or Irish Draught Sport Horse Registers, i.e. with a minimum of 25% proven Irish Draught breeding, will qualify for the Final of the Blue Chip & IDHS (GB) Challenge. Horses need not be registered with the Irish Draught Horse Society (GB) to qualify, but MUST be on the IDHS (GB) registers by the time of the Championship which will be held at the IDHS (GB) Annual Breed Show on 3rd & 4th September 2016 at the Lincolnshire Showground, Grange-de-Lings, Lincoln LN2 2NA. NB: A horse may only qualify for the Final once, regardless of the type or number of classes won, placed in or entered. Each Qualifier will receive a card and a £10 voucher from Blue Chip. Qualifiers are required to complete an online form at www.idhsgb.com to inform the IDHS (GB) that they have qualified for the Final. In the Final, the Champion will be awarded £1,000 prize money, a Trophy and a Blue Chip rug. The Reserve Champion will be awarded £500 and 3rd to 7th will be awarded £100 each. In addition, the highest placed Pure Bred will be awarded a Trophy and £100 and the highest placed 158cm (15.2hh) and under will receive a Trophy and £50. *Amateur Produced and Ridden Horse will receive a Silver Salver and a rug. e) The Irish Draught Horse Society (GB) will award Special Incentive Cards to the highest placed Irish Draught Pure Bred or Irish Draught Sport Horse in classes 48 and 49. To be eligible, exhibits must be registered with or overstamped by the IDHS (GB) on their Irish Draught Breed Registers or Irish Draught Sport Horse Registers. Registration numbers to be stated on the entry form. f) TSR Riders Championships - classes 48 and 49 are qualifiers for the 2016 TSR Riders Regional Finals. Qualify and enter ANYof the Regional Finals Central, East Anglia, North West, North East, South East, Wales & South West or Scottish. You Do Not have to be a TSR member to qualify or enter the final. The Rider Qualifies and can enter any horse/pony in any number of Finals. 1st & 2nd Riders qualify and will receive a qualification card in the ring. g) P(UK) Qualification for the Supreme Championships 2016, BSPA Finals 2016 and Winter Classic 2017 (Ponies U.K. affiliation number 16/A16/7821) 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed ponies from classes 48 and 49 will qualify for the P(UK) Hazelden Riding Horse Championship. Qualification Tickets will be awarded in the ring. Competitors in qualifying positions ARE NOT required to become a member in order to compete in the P(UK) Championship Finals. ENTRY FEES LAS Members Non-Members £36 £42 (These fees include a £12 Horse of the Year Show contribution). PRIZE MONEY 1st, £42; 2nd, £32; 3rd, £26; 4th, £20; 5th, £15 CLASS DESCRIPTION